Evan stated, "No one every made it a disqualifying fault in obedience." In the performance areas, disqualifying faults are dictated by the breed standard which will not eliminate the dog from competing, other that the dog that attempts to bite the judge .... It has been the GSDCA's definition of what could be awarded the highest award that had eliminated the whites and other disqualifying faults from competing at the Nationals. Granted there have been a few whites over the years going for legs and within their rights to show. It was also the GSDCA that required proof, first by earning a breed ribbon which then was changed to having the conformation judge examine the winning dog to make certain it did not have any disqualifying faults. Lyn Chernak CherLyn Shepherds - Updated Nov 29,2011 http://www.cherlynshepherds.com Three Generations ~ GSDCA 13 Club ~ Membership CherLyn's Dixie, BH, CDX, RAE, TC, HIC, CGC Ulric vom Kriegerhaus, CD, RA, TC, CGC ________________________________ From: "ELG440@xxxxxxx" <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:43 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] White GSD.....Awards In a message dated 2/7/2012 4:57:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: In my opinion the BOD should not have approved that a white GSD can be awarded top performance awards at the National. It is a disqualifying fault.......why was this done??? For the record....I have no problem with the white dogs.....some of them are absolutely beautiful.......but a disqualifying fault is exactly what it says..... It had become, (it wasn't always so), a disqualifying fault in the conformation ring. No one every made it a disqualifying fault in obedience. I applaud our board that listened to a group of our members who have dedicated themselves to a part of OUR BREED! The capitals are not a mistake. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ; SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================